Reliance Jio now has over 1.5 million test users on its network, the company reported (pdf) for the quarter ended 30th June 2016. It claims that the average monthly data consumption on its network is over 26GB per user per month, while the average voice usage per month is over 355 minutes per user. The numbers are up significantly from April when the company claimed 500,000 users on the network, with an average data consumption of over 18GB per month. Other than this the company claims to have sold more than 2 million LYF smartphones by now, a brand it launched in January this year. Interestingly, a Cyber Media report released last month stated that LYF smartphones recorded a 13% market share among all LTE smartphones shipped in India during Q1 FY16, with Jio coming in 3rd among vendors shipping LTE devices. As of now, Jio sells 20 LYF models with prices ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 15,000, both online and offline. The company has 3,383 retail stores across 679 cities. Note that Reliance Jio missed launch of its commercial telecom services in March this year. Meanwhile the telco has been providing SIM cards with 4G to consumers on an invite-only basis, which work only on LYF smartphones. Restrictions like these and competitive pricing strategies by making cheaper devices could have helped LYF smartphones acquire a record share among shipments in the country. Samsung tie-up: Interestingly, earlier this month, Jio tied up with Samsung smartphones to offer 3 months…
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